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from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or W
contagious disease are placed
Wake: Following something, especially as a
R consequence

Radiation: The emission of energy as electromagnetic Whim: A sudden desire or change of mind, especially
waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially one that is unusual or unexplained
high-energy particles which cause ionisation
Case Study – Earthquake in Nepal (2015)
Radioactive: Emitting or relating to the emission of
ionizing radiation or particles B
Rescue: Save someone from a dangerous or diffi cult
Bhutan: A landlocked country in South Asia located in
situation
the Eastern Himalayas, and bordered by India, China,
Richter Scale: A numerical scale for expressing
Nepal and Tibet
the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of
seismograph oscillations C
Rockfall: An avalanche of loose rocks Course: The route or direction followed by a ship,
S aircraft, road a large landmass or a river
Seismic: Relating to earthquakes or other vibrations D

of the earth and its crust Debris: Scattered pieces of rubbish or remains
Severity: The fact or condition of being severe or E
grave
Eurasian Plate: A tectonic plate which includes most of
Submerge: Cause something to be under water
the continent of Eurasia which is a landmass consisting
T of the traditional continents of Europe and Asia

Terrorist: A person who uses unlawful violence and F
intimidation, especially against civilians, in the
Fatality: An occurrence of death by accident, in war,
pursuit of political aims
or from disease
Tornado: A mobile, destructive vortex of violently
Friction: The resistance that one surface or object
rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-
encounters when moving over another
shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm
system G

Tsunami: A long, high sea wave caused by an
Gokyo Lake: Oligotrophic lakes in Nepal’s Sagarmatha
earthquake or other disturbance
National Park, located at an altitude of 4,700–5,000
U metres above sea level which are also the world’s
highest freshwater lake system comprising six main
Uninhabited area: A place without inhabitants
lakes
United Nations Development Programme: The
Gosaikunda Lake: An alpine freshwater lake and a
United Nations’ global development network which
wetland site, chosen by many foreign tourists and
advocates for change and connects countries to
trekkers as one of their trekking destinations while
knowledge, experience and resources to help people
traveling to Nepal
build a better life for themselves
H
V
Himalayan tahr: A large even-toed ungulate native to
Vulnerable: Exposed to the possibility of being the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India and
attacked or harmed Nepal

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